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ERIC Number: EJ380835
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Predicting Course Performance in Freshman and Sophomore Physics Courses: Women Are More Predictable than Men.
McCammon, Susan; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v25 n6 p501-10 Sep 1988
Investigates the extent to which thinking skills and mathematical competency would predict the course performance of freshman and sophomore science majors enrolled in physics courses. Finds that algebra ability and critical thinking skills were the best predictors. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Algebra, College Science, Courses, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Physics, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Arithmetic Skills Test; Elementary Algebra Skills Test; Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale; Primary Mental Abilities Test; Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal